The Kenotic Organization

The Kenotic Organization
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Publisher : WestBow Press
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9781664267213
ISBN-13 : 1664267212
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Book Synopsis The Kenotic Organization by : Brian E. Ruffner

Download or read book The Kenotic Organization written by Brian E. Ruffner and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-01-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although organizations frequently proclaim the desire for change, renewal and transformation, few ever fully embrace those ideas, failing to rise above more than mere mediocrity and never realizing even a fraction of their true potential. Certainly, many pontificate on the nature of organizations as they live and breathe, so to speak; yet, few question how the organization ought to be. This ought belies the existential and ethical dimensions of organizing and, as such, points to a discipline not often associated with the organizational realm–theology. To this end, the concept of the kenotic organization offers a much-needed antidote to the syndrome described above. Drawing on the divine Trinitarian kenosis observed in the creation event and witnessed in the Incarnation, the simultaneous actions of self-limiting and pouring out inform the organizational cause and expose a deeply entangled organizational mesh enveloping the entire cosmos which can serve as a catalyst to excite preferred organizational behaviors. It is, in fact, the humility of Trinitarian kenosis, the willingness to withdraw but also at once pour out the individual essence, that generates the thrust necessary to escape the gravitational pull of convention which typical inhibits organizational flourishing.


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